10 audiobooks for fans of Tiamat's Wrath
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The Mercy of Gods
The Captive's War • Book 1
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 4.26 ABR Score (42.8K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (38.5K) ★ 4.54 Audible (4.2K)More about this pick
Humanity becomes test subjects in an ancient cosmic war, facing alien overlords who view us as expendable lab rats. Jefferson Mays captures the claustrophobic dread perfectly.
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Too Like the Lightning
Terra Ignota • Book 1
by Ada Palmer
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 3.78 ABR Score (16.8K ratings)★ 3.81 Goodreads (15.9K) ★ 4.17 Audible (865)More about this pick
Jefferson Mays tackles Palmer's genre-bending 25th-century mystery with remarkable range, switching between the narrator's confessional tone and period-appropriate philosophical tangents.
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Morning Star
Red Rising • Book 3
by Pierce Brown
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.81 ABR Score (468.5K ratings)★ 4.55 Goodreads (414.3K) ★ 4.82 Audible (54.2K)More about this pick
Darrow's revolution reaches its bloody crescendo as he leads the rebellion against Gold tyranny in this explosive finale that Tim Gerard Reynolds narrates with fierce intensity.
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Golden Son
Red Rising • Book 2
by Pierce Brown
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.79 ABR Score (560.8K ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (505.3K) ★ 4.81 Audible (55.5K)More about this pick
Darrow continues his infiltration of Gold society while planning revolution from within the ruling class. Tim Gerard Reynolds captures the escalating political intrigue and brutal space battles with commanding intensity.
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Critical Mass
Expeditionary Force • Book 10
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.71 ABR Score (34.4K ratings)★ 4.52 Goodreads (9.1K) ★ 4.89 Audible (25.3K)More about this pick
R.C. Bray's deadpan delivery makes the chaos sing—he nails every comedic beat while keeping the existential stakes brutally real. If you've loved the series, this one escalates everything.
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Zero Hour
Expeditionary Force • Book 5
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.63 ABR Score (56.2K ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (14.8K) ★ 4.81 Audible (41.4K)More about this pick
The Merry Band of Pirates faces their biggest crisis yet as their stolen alien ship falls apart and Skippy the AI apparently dies, stranding them thousands of lightyears from Earth.
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Armageddon
Expeditionary Force • Book 8
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.62 ABR Score (34.2K ratings)★ 4.42 Goodreads (10.5K) ★ 4.82 Audible (23.6K)More about this pick
R.C. Bray's deadpan delivery makes Alanson's wisecracks land perfectly—eight books in and this series still nails the balance between laugh-out-loud humor and genuine stakes.
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Black Ops
Expeditionary Force • Book 4
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.61 ABR Score (58.2K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (16.5K) ★ 4.8 Audible (41.7K)More about this pick
The pirate crew of the Flying Dutchman discovers that preventing another alien attack on Earth isn't as simple as they hoped. R.C. Bray keeps the military sci-fi humor sharp.
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Renegades
Expeditionary Force • Book 7
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.61 ABR Score (37.8K ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (12.0K) ★ 4.82 Audible (25.8K)More about this pick
R.C. Bray's deadpan delivery elevates Alanson's sarcastic sci-fi humor into something genuinely hilarious—he's the perfect voice for a ragtag crew that keeps accidentally saving the world.
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Valkyrie
Expeditionary Force • Book 9
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.60 ABR Score (32.7K ratings)★ 4.43 Goodreads (10.0K) ★ 4.79 Audible (22.7K)More about this pick
R.C. Bray's delivery transforms this ninth book into pure momentum—his timing on the humor is so sharp it cuts, making you forget you're listening to a 20-hour audiobook about saving Earth from annihilation.
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